filler metal

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noun

metal supplied in the form of a welding rod, sometimes flux coated, melted by an arc or a flame into a joint between components to be joined

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Words nearby filler metal

filled gold, filled milk, filled to the brim, filler, filler cap, filler metal, fillet, filleting, fillet weld, fill-in, filling

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The taste of metal cutlery after years of plastic can also taste funny.
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